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YouTube’s AI slop detector incorrectly targets Kurzgesagt as other creators fear same fate - Dexerto (www.dexerto.com)
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YouTube’s system for suppressing low-quality AI content mistakenly targeted Kurzgesagt, leaving the channel with its worst-performing upload since 2013.

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[–] stsquad@lemmy.ml 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Ironically it's probably because so many of the slop videos try and copy their style. However I would have thought YouTube would be more proactive with a channel with 25M subs.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

you know the saying: move fast, break things. they are using AI disruptively, investors love that